The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-30

A movement has been begun to con-
test the will Of Hezekiah B. Smith by
his alleged widow
The returns OF the vote in the late cleo
ton for coroners in the State show about
1900 majority for the Democrats, with
about II 900 Prohibition votes and s, 600
Labor votes.
After two years Of Prohibition, Allan
to, Ga, goes back to wet groceries By a
majority of over 1000 on the popular
vote. The campaign was very warm
one, ana much was made of the colored
citizen by both parties, because no had
a vote.
When rich employer tell you that he
works harder than any OF his clerks, ask
him il he will exchange places, taking
the pay of the clerk, aud with only half
as much work to do as the clerk does
bet you, he won't agree to it.-Jersey
City Journal.
Thomas B. Peddie, whose means and
generosity saved the Peddie Institute at
Hightstown from dissolution, has given
another hundred thousand dollars to
Baptist church in Newark. And yet the
aristocracy of Newark look down on Mr..
Peddie as one not fitted to enjoy the
blessings of their ''sassiety. Trenton
True American.
Rev. James NJ. futile, Methodist
Episcopal Clergyman we'll known in this
section of the State, died at Spring Lake
on Tuesday Of last week, aged 20. He
entered the ministry in 1886, and con-
tinued in active duty until few years
ago, when age and infirmities compelled
his retirement.
| The Magnetic Appliance Company, of
Philadelphia, after big flourish of trum.
pets in the local papers of Burlington,
tried to get out OF town without paying
their bills. An elegant gold watch was
left as part payment ON the board bill.
Saturday morning the three daily papers
levied an attachment on the watch for
sums amounting to $50.
If there ever was a time when this
country was ripe for determined move-
ment towards the adoption of telegraph
postal service, that time is now. This
service would give the people conven-
lent, swift and cheap means of commune
cation, just such service as is needed,
and being made cheap would soon be-
come immensely popular. A bill will
doubtless be introduced in the next Con-
gress providing for the establishment OF
this service, and as many of the members
are in favor of it the building of the pos
tai telegraph may be the next great en-
terprise IN the line of internal improve
ment in which the government will en-
gage. -Langhorne Standard.
Mr.. Henry S. Little, who has been in
state OF eclipse for some time past, now
energies into public notice again suffi
GENTLY to remark that the Albeit. Nc
| Pherson faction of the party defeated
! the Democratic candidate for Senator 10
| Monmouth county, and that Allan NJ. Nc
Derinott, one of Abbett's lieutenants and
the Chairman of the Democratic State
Committee, publicly boosted In the ante
room of the Court of Errors and Appeals
at Trenton, of his having taken hand In
the business, in the presence Of Judge
McCarter, Ex-Judge Hoffman and himself.
The Democratic claim, to account for
their defeat on the popular vote at the re-
cent election In Virginia, that 1t was due
the strong colored districts, is shown upon
investigation to be untrue. The Repub-
licans polled their heaviest vote and made
their greatest gains In the white dis
tricts. Thus in fourteen southwestern
counties which according to the last CEN
sus bad white population of 10i, 7l3 and
colored population of only so, 176, here
tofore going Democratic, the Republicans
had majority on the popular vote of
1,117, and similar results are shown 10
other parts of the State. Virginia is be-
coming strongly interested in Protection,
and is gradually but surely swinging
away from the party of Free Trade.
The Toledo (Ohio) Blade says West.
ern towns which have boom can appre-
ciate the power of the press. The peo-
pie of Tucson, Arizona, buy 5000 copies
of their local paper every month for the
purpose Of sending ii abroad, and in
addition pay il 5000 month for special
write ups" The town of Lamar, Col
orado, recently paid the local paper 81
800 for "write-np,' and the citizens Of
Fort Scott, Kansas, have just spent ST.
900 in advertising the town. Hutchin-
SOD, Kansas, claims to give its local pap
er $40, 900 year for remaining alive and
kicking, while Newton, Kansas, pays its
paper $l5, 900 year. There is nothing
at all improper in this, as the money is
paid for legitimate advertising. On the
contrary, it is very creditable to the citi-
zeus of these towns that they encourage
their local papers and at the same time
benefit themselves.